Fabian Oefner is a curious investigator, photographer and artist, whose work moves between the fields of art and science. He is on a mission to harness elemental forms of natural phenomena and capture them in the most stunning way possible. His aim is to present the unseen and poetic facets of our natural world and to invite us to stop for a moment and appreciate the magic that constantly surrounds us.
Street artist HENSE recently finished his largest installation to date in Lima, Peru. The mural measures 40m tall and 50m wide and was organized by Morbo Gallery and funded by the ISIL Institute in Miraflores, Lima. HENSE worked with a crew of 10 professional painters over the course of a month to complete the work. He went on to describe the process:
"With all my exterior projects, I rarely use a preconceived sketch or concept to go off of....Read More
Malika Favre is a french illustrator based in London who is a featured player at the prestigious creative agency, Handsome Frank. Malika's signature look comes from trimming all the fat from her designs and paring them down to the bare essentials. Her earlier works are fairly detailed, but over time they have become more sparse and intriguing. Using the most spartan measure of shape, color and composition, she is able to convey a visually...Read More
"Infra" is a photo series by Irish photographer Richard Mosse that documents the ongoing conflict in Eastern Congo through the vibrant false color of infrared film. Mosse has traveled to the Congo nearly every year since 2009, using a discontinued film called Aerochrome that was originally developed to help military pilots detect camouflage from above. The film turns greens into blinding magentas and browns into industrial blues. The visual...Read More
Photography is an artform in its own right. The intricacies of lighting, focus and composition often take people a lifetime to master. Adding yet another dimension of difficulty to this medium is the art of double exposure. While many photographers have accomplished this effect entirely by accident, there are quite a few who do so with the greatest of intention and skill. These intrepid souls will usually layer 2 or sometimes 3 images, without...Read More
New York artist Jason Hackenwerth has earned a name for himself in the art world thanks to his delightfully organic and colorful forms made from latex balloons. Jason's work has been featured all over the world and captured the imagination of millions thanks to these seemingly living creations, which in many cases can be worn and paraded around. His pièce de résistance is his latest work, featured at the Edinburgh International Science...Read More
Legendary LA graffiti artist TEMPTONE was diagnosed with Lou Gehrig's disease (ALS) in 2003, an affliction which has left him almost completely physically paralyzed, with the exception of his eyes. When it seemed that all luck had run out for this promising young talent, an international team pooled their resources together to see if they could restore Tempt1's creative outlet.
The end result of their efforts is an open source eye-tracking...Read More
Babak Golkar is an Iranian artist whose series "Negotiating the Space for Possible Coexistences" highlights the cultural divide between east and west, old and new. The sculpture depicts a pristine city of sky scrapers rising up from traditional roots, shown symbolically by the Persian carpet base of the buildings. Golkar's thought-provoking piece conjures questions about cross-cultural dialogue and the effects of modernization.
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